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Caitlin Moran: my domestic martyrdom

‘No one apart from me seems to recognise the importance of small, well-placed lamps’

There are things in this family that only I notice, care about, attempt to deal with or resolve, and I know it’s the same for you in your family, too. Except all the things only I notice are, of course, the most important things; all your martyrdoms are less impressive and must get in line behind mine.

I could start with the dishwasher – and how I’m the ONLY PERSON out of four to be able to absorb, and then act upon, the easily googleable knowledge that neither nonstick pans nor chopping knives should go in such a machine – but I know we are all fighting our own ongoing dishwasher wars with our loved ones, so I’m going to move on to the dog instead. Everyone…

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